MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – A woman who killed her newborn by spraying her with WD-40 and setting fire to her was sentenced yesterday in state court in New Jersey.

The dubiously-named Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 23, entered her guilty plea to Aggravated Manslaughter in the death of the newborn (whose name public reports never indicated) Monday, February 29, at Mount Holly, New Jersey, in a case where she’d previously pled not guilty to murder.

The crime occurred in January 2015 in Pemberton Township, when Dorvilier literally put the baby in the middle of the street, doused her with WD-40, and set her on fire with a lighter. The baby suffered third-degree burns over 60 percent of her body and died within two hours of being flown to a Philadelphia hospital.

Dorvilier had hidden her pregnancy from family; the baby still had an umbilical and placenta when she was found.

The prosecution is recommending Dorvilier be sentenced to 30 years; her sentencing date has been set for April 22.

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey appellate court says a man cannot seek damages for burns he suffered while bowing his head in prayer over a sizzling steak fajita skillet at a restaurant.

The ruling made public Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed his lawsuit. The man claimed a waitress didn’t warn him the dish was hot, but the lower court found the food posed an “open and obvious” danger.

NEW JERSEY—There is no lack of stupid people in the world, and unfortunately, when it comes to politics, certain offices seem to attract the worst of the worst.

One of those offices is that of mayor of Evesham in south New Jersey, now being held by one Randy Brown.

Mayor Brown has now effected a rule in his city meetings that prohibit the citizens—you know, those people who ELECT the mayor and the councilmen—from asking questions of the city council.

Brown got into it with a—wait for it—man who is a respectable 81 years of age, and who has seen a bunch of city councils come and go in his town, more, likely, than mayor Brown will ever be allowed to preside over come next election cycle.

The octogenarian, Kenneth Mills, had questions about a tax abatement recently, and apparently it turned into a shouting match.

Brown, an assistant coach for the Baltimore Ravens, used his loud voice to speak over Mills.

“You’re acting like a jerk,” Mills said to Brown after the confrontation.

Mills told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Brown argued with him and another resident at the Dec. 16 meeting. The other resident questioned by Brown abstained on several votes and Brown would not give an answer.

Since then, Brown assured residents that council meetings would be different. Brown said the public would not be allowed to ask questions at meetings, just make comments.

Brown told the paper the comments only come from “five or six” political opponents that try to “stoke me into an argument.”

So the mayor made it official and developed a policy on how the public can address their elected public officials, in which they can only comment, but not ask questions. Shades of Bob Butler in Marion. Or maybe Max Schauf in Bridgeport; I guess Mayor Brown could ask Max about how that worked out for him; of course, he’d have to write to him in the federal prison system (but only for another couple of weeks or so, when Maxy gets out.)

We don’t know what the state police is that governs municipal meetings and how they are conducted in New Jersey, but in Illinois, you can’t enact such an ordinance. The only way you can restrict the public’s right to address their public body (that little thing called “redress grievances” with their government, you know, found in the CONSTITUTION under “First Amendment”) in Illinois is: you can place a limit on the time which each constituent is is allowed to speak, ten minutes usually being the rule, this NOT so any diatribes can be forestalled, but so everyone can have their say if they wish. You can’t prevent the public from speaking at a public meeting…and you can’t prevent them from asking questions. As a public official/public body, you don’t have to ANSWER them…but you can’t prohibit them from asking.

I strongly suspect that is also the case in New Jersey…and I’m pretty sure someone’s going to come along here in the next couple of days (if they haven’t already; this was apparently enacted earlier this year) and edify and enlighten Mayor Brown. Unless, of course, he’s reading this. At which point in time I’d like to say: Just stop it. Get yourself a copy of your state’s book on municipal codes, and brush up on it. Because some smartass, like maybe someone like ME, is going to come along and sue you…and then your dream of “running for governor” (Yes, folks, he actually stated he had ‘plans’ to run for governor of New Jersey) might collapse under you.

RIVERDALE, N.J. (AP) — Police say an elf on the sauce is facing drunken driving charges in New Jersey.

Riverdale police tell NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1wX1laR ) that 23-year-old Brian Chellis was found passed out in a car early Friday morning wearing an Elf on the Shelf costume.

Lt. James Macintosh says the Cedar Grove man was asleep behind the wheel of a van with its engine running, lights on and music blaring. He says Chellis was in a red shirt, red pants and white ruffled collar.Macintosh says Chellis seemed confused about where he was and had an open can of beer in the car. He was issued a summons and released to a family member.

PERTH AMBOY — Two former school district employees, including the one who oversaw its affirmative action policies, filed race discrimination suits in September, saying they were fired because they’re not Hispanic.

Bernice Marshall, the former human resources manager, and Edmund Treadway, the former transportation manager, argue in Superior Court filings that the Perth Amboy School District is favoring Hispanic job candidates and employees.

“No one’s paying attention to the kids,” said Marshall, who is African-American. “It’s about who’s getting hired, who needs to be hired. They’re paying attention to controlling the jobs in the district. They could care less about curriculum and instruction.”

School board members and officials dispute that the district discriminates against non-Hispanic candidates. Derlys Gutierrez, the school district’s lawyer, said that two recent lawsuits are “without merit.”

Let’s be blunt: If you’re appearing in court on a drug charge, it might be a good idea to leave your marijuana at home.

Police for the New Jersey Port Authority said Richard Thompson didn’t do that.Investigators allege he had 50 grams of pot in his backpack when he showed up at the Fort Lee Municipal Court Thursday morning.

Thompson, 32, of Stamford, Connecticut, was arrested in May at the George Washington Bridge on charges of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and having marijuana in his car, NJ.com reports.